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STEERING-WHEEL MUFF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 8, 1907.

Application filed May 10,1907. Serial No. 372,875-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAMS HARRY MANDEVILLE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Bluffton, in the county of Wells and Stateof Indiana, have invented a new and useful Steering-Wheel Muff, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for protecting the hands of the operators of motor vehicles, motor boats, etc., employing a wheel for steering, and has for its object the provision of a device that will effectually protect the hands from cold and rain or snow while operating the steering wheel.

My invention will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of a steering post of a motor-vehicle with my muff in position; Fig. 2, a bottom view of the device; Fig. 3, a top view of the device; and Fig. 4, a longitudinal sectional view.

In the drawings similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts of the several views.

A indicates the steering-post of a motor-vehicle, on which is secured the steering-wheel 13, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.

My muff consists of a metal ring 1, large enough to fit loosely the steering-post A, which in case of steering mechanism in which the wheel B is removably secured to the post A is made of one piece, but when the wheel is rigidly secured to the post is made in two semi-circular segments, as shown in Fig. 2, hinged as shown at 2 toward the front of the vehicle and having any suitable clasp 3 at the other side of the ring.

The muff 4 is secured to the ring 1 in any suitable manner and is made of any suitable selected material, such as fur or leather or heavy water-proof material lined with fleece or other material or unlined, as desired, for winter use or for summer use; when it is made of light-weight water-proof material. The front of the muff is, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, segmental inshape to conform to the shape of the wheel, and when the ring 1 is made in two hinged segments, as described above, the bottom 5 is formed with an opening extending radially from the open part of the ring to itsother edge, so as to admit of inserting the muff on the post A, the segments of said opening being secured together by a snap-hook 6 or any other suitable fastening.

The top 7 of the mufi is secured to the edge of the bottom at the front and part way around the sides and is extended back the full width of the muff beyond the rear edge of bottom 5, as shown at 8, so as to cover the forearm of the operator while grasping wheel B.

' 9 indicates triangular pieces or gussets secured to the top and bottom pieces back of where the seam connecting said top and bottom pieces ends which gives more room for the operators arms and at the same time incloses the sides of the muff.

When in operation the free portion of the bottom at l the rear of the muff is supported by the steersmans legs. Having thus described my invention, what I claim 1. In combination with the steering-post and wheel of a motor vehicle, a ring loosely mounted on the post, and a flexible covering secured to said ring and inclosing the wheel, said covering being closed at the front and open toward the rear to receive the hands and arms of an operator, substantially as'shown and described.

2. In combination with the steering wheel and post of a motor vehicle, a ring losely mounted on the post, and a flexible covering for the wheel having its bottom formed with a central opening with its-edge secured to said ring, and a topsecured to the front edge of the bottom and extending free of the bottom to the rear of the wheel, substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with the steering wheel and post of a motor vehicle, an open ring loosely mounted on the post, a bottom having a central hole with itsedge secured to the open ring and an opening extending from the opening in the ring to the outer edge of the bottom, means to temporarily close the opening in the ring and bottom, and a top secured to the outer edge'of the bottom and extending to the rear of the wheel, substantially as shown and described.

4. In combination with the steering wheel and post of a motor vehicle, a ring comprisingtwo hinged semicircular segments, a temporary fastening for the free ends of said segments, a covering for said steering-wheel made of any suitable fabric comprising a bottom having a central opening with its edge secured to said ring-segments, said bottom formed with an opening extending radially from the open portion of said ring to the outer edge of the bottom, a temporary fastening for said opening, a top portion having its front and sides secured to the front and sides of the bottom portion and its rear portion formed the full width of the covering and separate from the bottom, and gussets connecting a portion of the edges of the top and bottom at each side of the covering, substantially as shown and de scribed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

W. HARRY MANDEVILLE.

Witnesses FRANK C. DAILEY, MABEL s'mvnn. 

